> Skip to content

Non-fiction

Featured non-fiction

Elle

Real life gems from the Aussie icon.

Read more
Ikigai

2014 offered The life-changing magic of tidying
2016 surrounded us with hygge
In 2017, we’ll discover our ikigai


Ikigai – the Japanese secret to a long and happy life from the world’s longest living people.

Read more
Ten things I wish you knew about your child's mental health

Every parent wants their child to have good mental health, and leading developmental paediatrician and host of the 'Pop Culture Parenting' podcast Dr Billy Garvey is here to help.

Read more

Related features

Article
The best budget cookbooks to help you save on dinner

Discover the best budget cookbooks to teach you how to cook delicious meals without spending a fortune.

Article
What to put in a compost bin

Wondering what to put in a compost bin? Check out this advice from The Self-Sufficiency Garden for nutrient-rich compost.

Article
Look inside Creating Effective Spaces

Natasha Swinger, the creator behind the @effectivespaces Instagram has released a book to help you organise everything in your life. Sneak a peek here.

Recipes

Recipe
Bingo's 'Botato' Salad

It's like a vegetable, we all like it and it starts with a B. Can you guess what it is?

Recipe
Mini Bluey Pavlovas

What could be more fun than a Mini Bluey? Mini Bluey Pavlovas for the Christmas table, of course!

Recipe
Garlic Mushroom Coddled Eggs

Celebrating earthy mushrooms, spuds and spinach, this easy traybake is a pleasure to make and eat.

Recipe
Tigga Mac’s Bloody Brain Cake

Follow the blood trail and be prepared to be GROSSED OUT! The perfect trick or treat at any spooky celebration!

Recipe
Tigga Mac's Dancing Spider Cake

From their furry little bodies to their creepy crawly legs, it’s easy to see why people run scared. But our spider is the exception!

Recipe
Beetroot & Ricotta Pasta

Shockingly vivid, surprising and fun. Mix up your pasta repertoire and give this beetroot number a try.

Recipe
Chicken in Baked Bread Sauce

What’s better than bread sauce? Chicken and bacon baked in bread sauce, that’s what. Do it. Trust me.

Recipe
Puttanesca-Style Salmon Bake

A mouth-watering traybake with a winning combination of flavours.

Recipe
Ice-Cream Truck

On a hot summer’s day, is there anything more delightful than hearing the ice-cream truck music?

Recipe
Crab & Sweetcorn Soup

My reason for including this recipe in the book is that apart from the fact that it’s the first  dish I ever ate at a Chinese restaurant – in Peterborough, in 1964 as it happens – it’s also a  world classic but is so often ruined by tasteless crab and gloopy cornflour.

Recipe
Pot-Roast Brisket with Parsley Dumplings

I’m inordinately fond of pot-roasting meat, particularly when it is a slightly less than tender cut,  like brisket.

Recipe
Cheese, Potato & Spinach Filo Pie

I wrote this recipe for a Greek-style filo pie after going to Mary Quicke’s farm and dairy near Exeter.

Recipe
Black Forest Cupcakes

There’s something very European about a Black Forest gateau, and not just because it originates from Germany.

Recipe
Chocolate Ripple Fridge Cake

As anyone who’s ever been to an Australian barbecue will know, chocolate ripple cake is a ubiquitous, no-bake dessert.

Recipe
Mattar Paneer (Peas and Paneer in Spiced Tomato Gravy)

Traditionally, roasted and crushed cashews are pureed with cooked onions and tomatoes to make the base for this comforting vegetarian dish.

Recipe
Sheet-pan Sausages and Brussels Sprouts with Honey Mustard

This hearty pan of sticky, honey mustard-glazed sausages, brussels sprouts and potatoes only adds to the argument that sheet-pan dinners make the best weeknight meals.

Recipe
Miso Sriracha Noodle Soup with Jammy Eggs

Ginger, garlic, miso and the heat from the sriracha add a soothing warmth and zing to this noodle soup

Recipe
Pesto Eggless Frittatas

Delicious vegan-friendly frittatas.

Recipe
Raspberry Fudge Brownies

I’ve never been one to overlook the magic that is the pairing of chocolate and raspberry.

Recipe
Fluffy Highland Cow

MOOOOOOOVE on over because the Fluffy Highland Cow has arrived!

Recipe
Blackberry and Star Anise Friands

These look splendid when iced – destined for top ranking on any tiered cake stand – but also work un-iced, in the cookie tin, for grabbing on a whim.

Recipe
Apple Crumble Bowls

Tender baked apples, a crunchy oat topping and a hit of cinnamon – these Apple Crumble Bowls make a delightfully healthy treat.

Recipe
Protein Berry Pancakes

Start your morning right with these pancakes, packed with nutrient-rich ingredients and juicy berries.

Read an extract

See all
Extract
The Anxious Generation

When I talk with parents of adolescents, the conversation often turns to smartphones, social media, and video games.

Extract
The Science of Beauty

What is beauty?

Extract
The Forever War

American democracy has become so diseased because for most of the country’s history it has never been that healthy.